Oct. 4, 2013 in City on Page A5
A former Post Falls church youth leader convicted in 2010 of the statutory rape of several teen girls is behind bars again for twice violating the conditions of his probation. …
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Oct. 4, 2013 in City on Page A5
BOISE – Idaho announced rules Thursday requiring same-sex couples who are legally married elsewhere but live in Idaho to recalculate their federal taxes as singles before filing their state taxes, …
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Oct. 4, 2013 in City on Page A5
From our archives, 100 years ago Elial Ketchum, 14, the son of a railroad freight agent in Spokane, had vanished for five days. Bulletins were issued, asking people to be …

Oct. 4, 2013 in City on Page A5
More than a dozen horses, in danger of wasting away at a ranch west of Spokane when discovered by authorities in July, munched on alfalfa hay Thursday afternoon, occasionally lifting …
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Oct. 4, 2013 in City on Page A5
If convincing people to contribute to a political campaign is a sign of future success in government, Candace Mumm will be a hit. Mumm has raised more than $70,000, beating …
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Oct. 4, 2013 in City on Page A6
SALEM – Over the course of nine years, somebody has stolen about $26,000 from the Oregon prison system – a quarter at a time. That’s about 104,000 quarters. Visitors to …
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Oct. 4, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A6
When senior scientist Walter Tamosaitis warned in 2011 about fundamental design flaws at the nation’s largest facility to treat radioactive waste at Hanford, he was assigned to work in a …
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Oct. 4, 2013 in City on Page A6
SEATTLE – A repeat drunken driver who plowed his pickup into a Seattle family earlier this year, killing two grandparents and badly hurting a mother and her newborn son, pleaded …
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Oct. 4, 2013 in City on Page A6
A high-speed chase involving a stolen vehicle ended in the arrest of a 21-year-old man in downtown Spokane early Thursday. Airway Heights police officers began chasing Jesse Woodward sometime before …

Oct. 4, 2013 in Region on Page A6
Design changes at a new radioactive waste disposal plant at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation were not properly verified to ensure safety, the U.S. Department of Energy’s inspector general concluded in …

Oct. 4, 2013 in City on Page A7
HELENA – Montana Lt. Gov. John Walsh said Thursday that his limited political experience will aid his run for the U.S. Senate, announcing a bid that gives Democrats hope for …

Oct. 4, 2013 in City on Page A9
A 14-year-old boy on a deer hunting trip shot and killed two others in the hunting party at a cabin in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon, then accidentally shot …

Oct. 4, 2013 in Business on Page A10
Adobe Systems Inc. said a cyberattack on its systems has exposed credit-card information of 2.9 million customers. The maker of Photoshop and other software said Thursday that the attacker accessed …

Oct. 4, 2013 in Business on Page A10
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell for the third straight week to their lowest point in three months as a decline in consumer confidence and the onset of the …
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Oct. 4, 2013 in Business on Page A10
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose just 1,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 308,000, hovering near six-year lows. Companies are still cutting very few jobs, however the …

Oct. 4, 2013 in Business on Page A10
When debris on a Seattle-area freeway pierced the battery of a $70,000-plus Tesla Model S and touched off a raging fire, it raised new safety concerns for electric-vehicle owners. It …
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Oct. 4, 2013 in Business on Page A10
WASHINGTON – The latest victims of the government’s partial shutdown: policy wonks, politicians and TV talking heads who are losing their monthly opportunity to dissect the jobs report issued by …

Oct. 4, 2013 in Business on Page A10
Growth at U.S. service companies slowed in September from an eight-year high in August, as sales fell sharply, new orders dipped and hiring weakened. The Institute of Supply Management said …